Maxum 2700 se - a newbie enquires

[baffled]

A nice salesman has been shopwing me one of these today. Does anybody have any experience of owning one, or any maxum for that matter.

Looked very nice, but then most boats do to me.

 

[admillington]

We owned a Maxum 2400 SCR for a couple of years and it was a great boat which we went to the Channel Islands and around the Solent in.

Had no problems at all with her.

 

[Whitelighter]

Hello again,

Maxum come from the same stable as Bayliner (mentioned earlier). They are very good boats, the 2700 is a classic 4 berth american sports boat, 4 good berth with a V in the front which also serves as your dining area and a mid berth under the cockpit seperated usually by a curtain.

Maxum tend to use high gloss wood compared to the Bayliner, and are generally considered to be slightly higher quality, but this only really aplies to the interiors, and now Bayliner have upped their game, they are pretty much on a par.

With the 2700 there are a few things which are a must. the Radar arch is an option (the big GRP hoop above the cockipt) but the boat looks soooooo much better with one, plus it means the covers work much better when it's rough/windy/wet/british and offer a place to put your GPS antenna and spotlight, TV ariel etc.

In general, good starter cruisers. What age is the boat you are cosidring?

Jez

 

[baffled]

Hello again Jez

Maybe a brand new one. Not looked at second hand market yet. (But will be doing)

Seemed very spacious compared to cranchi csl 27, which my brother in law has, I suppose it is a totally different boat though.

We are having a sea trial hopefully next week.

We had a great day just looking at boats, think we may have "the bug"

 

[Whitelighter]

It will,

The Cranchi CSL is designed as a day boat with overnighting potential - really a med boat. The Maxum 2700 is designed as a proper weekender and should be comfortable for four over a weekend. Trust me, you will have loads of people wanting to come with you and it is nice having the ability to go a little further afield and stay on board.

Are you looking at a diesel 2700? As you are looking at new ( and I know the allure, I have been there) it is worth enquiring if the demo boat would be for sale. You get a nearly new boat, with low hours that will save you at least the cost of the options and comissioning plus maybe a litle more.

Keep us posted, and keep asking questions.

Jez

 

[baffled]

If new then it would be petrol, due to the cost. I take on board what has been said about petrol/diesel but we would not recoup our initial outlay to warrant a diesel.

I know we would have no trouble aquiring " a crew " each time we sailed which is why we are looking at something a little larger than is probably senseible for a first boat. I would hate to buy a boat which immediately became apparent was too small.

I will be looking at used boats if we decide it is the boat for us.

Would be wanting to visit Eire as soon as possible so would like something safe. (and idiot proof)

 

[Whitelighter]

Ther is NOTHING wrong with a petrol boat. I ahd the MAG 350MPI engine in my Bayliner 285, which is about as efficient as a petrol boat engine can get at the mo. The 2700 should have the same unit, so expect about 11 gallons/hour at a speed of about 25 knots. This is what I got out of the Bayliner, and the Maum being smaller and therefor lighter might well use a little less.

Check that petrol is readily available in the areas you want to cruise in, it's plentiful on the south coast, but go to scotland and you'd struggle.

Just to give you an idea about the used market, here are a couple of boats that might suit:

2005 2700 se Petrol £59,950

and this one which even has the KAD 44 diesel engine, which would be blindingly fast and very economical

2004 2700 se KAD 44 Diesel £59,995

Just to say, I have no commercial intrest in either boat. That said, I have delt with essex boatyards and they are very very good and will deliver. Plus, they have always made buying a used boat the same sort of experience as buying new.

Jez

 

[baffled]

Thanks for that, its very interesting. We were quoted £66,000 for a new one.
(with a few extras)

Is there a protocol to buying a new boat? Can we get bigger discounts by hawking our order around the dealers, or would we be better going to the boat shows and ordering direct from the manufacturers?

We were offered a discount today without asking, and we will ask!

 

[Whitelighter]

You'll find that dealers will be willing to do offers on Stock boats more than on factory orders. Shop around as it is a competitive market.

Boat shows do offer some good deals, but don't feel you have to buy on the day, most offrs will be held over until a few weeks later.

 

[pelicanpete]

Although manufacturers may be present at boat shows, they will never sell direct to the public for fear of upsetting their dealer network.

 

[PhilF]

I had a 3000 scr petrol

and loved it, nice corian tops inside and looked great. Had it on the Thames - well we all make mistakes. I wanted to swap it for a twin diesel, tried to buy one at the boat show but they were too busy to call me back, even after I reminded them 2 weeks later they still were not able to get me a price on a new one - very different to the Cranchi, as has already been mentioned, I am thinking of getting one for Spain -